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Painted colonial houses in the Pelourinho, Salvador
SalvadorPainted colonial houses in the Pelourinho
The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Salvador by Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Salvador or Sapporo?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Salvador for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Salvador’s own page.

Choose Sapporo for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Salvador 84, Sapporo 28: Salvador leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Salvador 66, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Salvador 74, Sapporo 40: Salvador leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Salvador 70, Sapporo 62: Salvador leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Salvador 52, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Salvador 56, Sapporo 64: Sapporo leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Salvador 42, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Salvador 42, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Salvador 42, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Salvador 70, Sapporo 60: Salvador leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Salvador 63, Sapporo 44: Salvador leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Salvador 32, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Salvador and Sapporo.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Salvador
58match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Salvador in July

27 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
201 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Salvador: 1991-2020 normals, Salvador (4.5 km from centre). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSalvadorSapporo
Official languagePortugueseJapanese
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCN60 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193Police 110, fire 119
Elevation8 m5 m
Main airportDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA)20 km from centre31 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSalvadorSapporo
City population2,417,6781,959,313
People per km²3,4891,747
Museums within 10 km4933
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months1 month

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.